The Cross River State Commissioner of police, Sikiru Akande has revealed that 5 persons were now in their custody following the killing of four police officers in the early hours of Thursday along with MCC -Idungdung road, Etab Ayip axis, Calabar Municipality Local Government Area.

Akande who also confirmed the incident in his office to Journalists said that the four policemen on mufti were killed and that five persons have been arrested already in connection with the tragic killing.

He said:” Their target is to dampen our spirit. But we are resolute and we are going to strike back at them. It is often said, he who laughs last laughs best; Let Cross River People wait for that last laugh. It will make us happier.”

“We have arrested five persons who are connected with the development. We will still arrest more. We had an inkling that it is a group of suspected cultists that are working hard to get weapons for their initiation that is coming up very soon. So, in four days maximum, we will get all of those involve in this dastardly act,” Akande said.

Speaking further, Akande that the Police has recovered some of the weapons that were taken at the spot.

He also revealed that the checkpoint that was attacked was not known to the State Police command headquarters.

His words: “If it was known to us we would have found a way of giving them cover. That checkpoint is not this Command’s arrangement. If you were there you will see that they were in mufti.”

“By God’s Grace, we will get all our guns back. It is only the lives we will not get back. For the names of the officers, we have to inform the family first before making the names public.

“I want to assure you that our spirit is not dampened. In fact, we are going to continue to work very hard after the incident,” Akande assured.

Vanguard learned that two guns were carted away by the gunmen while two were also recovered by the police.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/five-in-police-net-over-death-of-four-officers-in-calabar/

Wow

Good.

okay but hope they didnt end up arresting innocent people while the real culprit are out there

BY GOD'S GRACE.. long gone country

according to the nigeria army,this is fake news!

I'm just tired of reading tired news on nairaland!

OnlyLife:
Reading..

wise space booker

No security in nigeria

Pictures or adonbelivit

Innocent people will be paying for the sins of the guilty ones . Believe the Nigerian police at your peril

Na waooo

it's alright

I believe that one day NIGERIA MY NATION will be good. even USA WILL LOOK UP TO OUR DEAR NATION NIGERIA

Police reform should be cut across all areas and command to put a stop to illegal check points.

shakhter donestsk are very useless

The command don't know about the check point. Hope it was not an illegal duty

Odewaleadesoye:


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innocent street guys that live nearby where the killing happened don suffer.And is even worse if you fry your hair like yahoo boys. it is always like this..

So they are not killing soldiers again it is police they are killing now maybe by next week the topic will be like four boys scout were kill at a check point.

Odewaleadesoye:


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"Only the officers we will not get back" This is very insensitive or poor chioce of words.

It's like police are now soft target Everyday there one or two attack on them

#Police is ur friend.

futuregovernor:
The command don't know about the check point. Hope it was not an illegal duty

Na illegal na. Ain't that their stock in trade in the south?

They do not do that when a policeman is killed, they need the real culprits to pay. Or have u hard of someone being falsely accused of killing a policeman. They will hunt down the real killer.

yimnansunny:
okay but hope they didnt end up arresting innocent people while the real culprit are out there

Odewaleadesoye:


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Where they their on ilegal duty?